Government

In what turned out to be nothing more than a three-minute verbal assault against the mayor and city commission Monday night, Historic City News listened closely as Gainesville resident Ronald Rawls, Jr.; an overbearing man whose wife was recently elected to the Alachua County Court bench, delivered some more threatening words.

Following last evening’s meeting of the St. Augustine City Commission, St. Augustine Mayor Nancy Shaver suffered a stroke while still at City Hall. Shaver was transported to Flagler Hospital and then transferred to Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville.

As St Augustine’s new city commission settles in, one of the pieces of housekeeping to be done each two years is the assignment of liaison positions to various organizations who typically are involved in multi-jurisdictional projects.

On February 28, 2019, Historic City News readers are invited to attend a Town Hall meeting being held by St Augustine Beach Mayor Undine C. George in the “Flagler A” conference room at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel.

Historic City News readers are invited to the St Johns County Administration building located at 500 San Sebastian View in St Augustine at 4:00 p.m. on this Friday, February 22nd, when our new Circuit Judge, Christopher Ferebee, will be formally sworn into office.

This Wednesday, February 20th, the Florida State House Oversight and Transparency committee is voting to put term limits for school board members on the ballot. Historic City News readers can support HJR 229 which will give Florida voters the chance to stop career politicians.

Historic City News has been following consistently false and misleading representations by St Augustine City Manager, John P. Regan, Sr., accused of portraying a false sense of urgency surrounding his commitment for the City to purchase lots on Coquina Avenue at top-of-the-market price.

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